In 2025, fire departments serving Stanton responded to 25 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $243K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 52% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
158 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $698K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | — | |
| 2022 | 25 | -10.7% | |
| 2023 | 30 | +20.0% | |
| 2024 | 50 | +66.7% | |
| 2025 | 25 | -50.0% |
For the 4 building fires Stanton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 43 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Closet | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 20.9% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Stanton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 58.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Conducted heat from another fire | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 7.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Stanton departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $242,800 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $103,100 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $2,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Stanton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 8,861 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,130 | 48.7 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,007 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 529 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 500 | 40.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 475 | 47.3 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 459 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 400 | 37.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 375 | 40.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 338 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 316 | 27.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 300 | 46.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Smoking | 269 | 32.6 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Tennessee cities with population within ±25% of Stanton. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Stanton.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.